Within parent city
7
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Charleston Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 45019002005 · Charleston County, SC · pop 6,455 · 45% of tract blocks fall in Charleston
Census tract 45019002005 runs through Charleston. With 6,455 residents, it scores 5.1/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #49,445 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 39% of renter households, a high level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,422 a month while the average household earns $108,906 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units2,403
Renter share10.2%
SVI overall0.01
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$108,906
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
24
th percentile
Low
Within state
10
th percentile
Very Low
National
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Charleston and the region
Centroid at 32.7311, -79.9132 · click any tract to drill in
Why Charleston scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Charleston
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
South Carolina legislature & governorship
2.1
Economic stress
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,422 rent vs county FMR
8.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Charleston
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Charleston
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Charleston
3.0
How Charleston compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 1
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 3%Socioeconomic
- 6%Household composition
- 8%Racial/ethnic minority
- 6%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 43Total filings over 4 yrs
- 5.12%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.2%Peak (2013)
- 13Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 86% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 42Total filings 2020-21
- 0.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.47×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Charleston, SC as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 6.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.9%Food insecurity
- 3.4%SNAP enrollment
- 4.1%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 12.7%Frequent mental distress
- 21.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Charleston
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 8.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Charleston eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Charleston County average of 5.2 and below the South Carolina statewide average of 5.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 43 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 5.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.2% of renter households in 2013.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 45019002005
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 45019002005?
Census tract 45019002005 in Charleston scores 2.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 45019002005?
Median gross rent is $2,422/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 45019002005?
2.9% of residents in tract 45019002005 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,455.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 45019002005?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 1th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 6th, minority 8th, housing 6th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 45019002005?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 43 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 45019002005 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.12% of renter households, peaking at 6.2% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 45019002005 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.47× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Charleston eviction risk, SC), 2020-2021.
Q7
What share of households in tract 45019002005 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.2% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 45019002005 compare to Charleston overall?
Tract 45019002005 scores 2.2/10, lower than the parent city of Charleston at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Charleston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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